WINDOW DRESSING

Evening Star, Issue 21232, 13 October 1932, Page 8

WINDOW DRESSING

LORD SNOWDEN S VIEW OF OTTAWA BRITAIN AT DISADVANTAGE Press Association—By Telegraph—CopyrighJ LONDON, October 12. (Received October 13, at 1.30 p.m.) In an article in the ‘ Financial Lord Snowden, in severely criticising the Ottawa agreement, says: “ In order to get illusory concessions from the dominions, the British delegates agreed to raise the existing duties against the foreigner on a number of foodstuffs.’ Australia agreed to limit the exports of mutton and lamb to the United Kingdom to the amount exported for the year ended June, 1932, but Australia can well afford this, as thess exports were abnormal, and were largely; responsible for the fall in prices. It is frankly admitted that the restriction on the imports of foreign meat is to enable the dominions to get higher prices at the expense of the British consumer.In every case the British concessions mean an increase in the price of commodities, mainly necessary foodstuffs, but in the case of the dominions all the changes give relief to dominion traders and consumers. Anyone who is acquainted with the history of tariff boards in the United States and Australia will have little faith in the impartiality of such boards, especially when nominated by Mr R. B. Bennett.It is just a bit of useless window dressing."